FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Mallinckrodt Inc: Handi-Fil Disposable Syringe Fill Tube P/N 302050, Plastic & Tyvec pouch, Mallinckrodt, Inc., Libel-Flarsheim, Cincinnati, OH Made in Mexico. The Handi-Fil Disposable Syringe Fill Tube is a sterile plastic tube, approximately 10 inches in length, with a "J" shaped curve the projects upward approximately two inches. The Handi-Fil Disposable Syringe Fill Tube is used to transfer radiographic contrast media from a sterile vial to an injection syringe.
- Recall number
- Z-0815-2012
- Recalling firm
- Mallinckrodt Inc
- Product
- Handi-Fil Disposable Syringe Fill Tube P/N 302050, Plastic & Tyvec pouch, Mallinckrodt, Inc., Libel-Flarsheim, Cincinnati, OH Made in Mexico. The Handi-Fil Disposable Syringe Fill Tube is a sterile plastic tube, approximately 10 inches in length, with a "J" shaped curve the projects upward approximately two inches. The Handi-Fil Disposable Syringe Fill Tube is used to transfer radiographic contrast media from a sterile vial to an injection syringe.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2011-12-20
- Posted
- 2012-01-19
- Terminated
- 2013-02-19
- Reason
- The firm received complaints from their customers stating that they found open seals on two of their sterilized products.
- Root cause
- Packaging
- Action
- Mallinckrodt Inc. sent an "URGENT DEVICE RECALL" letter dated December 20, 2011 to all affected customers. The letter identifies the product, problem, and actions to be taken by the customers. The letter instructs customers to discontinue use of the affected product and to complete and return an attached Business Response form via fax to (314) 654-8206 or e-mail to imaging.recalls@covidien.com. Contact the Product Monitoring Department at 800-778-7898 for questions regarding this notice.
- Quantity
- 63,900 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution--USA (nationwide) including the states of AZ, CA, GA, IA, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, WA, WI and WV and countries of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Japan and Singapore.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Catalog #302050, Lot # 9288021, Exp Date 10-2012; Lot # 0011122, Exp Date 01-2013; Lot # 0095256, Exp Date 04-2013; Lot # 0127196, Exp Date 05-2013; Lot # 0253137, Exp Date 09-2013 & Lot # 0302172, Exp Date 11-2013.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K781334"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- DXT
- Firm FEI
- 1518293
- Firm city
- Cincinnati
- Firm state
- OH
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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